Young-Holt Unlimited
Young-Holt Unlimited (also known as Young-Holt Trio), were a U.S. soul and jazz instrumental musical ensemble from Chicago, Illinois, United States. Drummer Isaac "Redd" Holt and bassist Eldee Young, formerly members of Ramsey Lewis' jazz trio, formed a new outfit called the Young-Holt Trio with pianist Don Walker in 1966. They met with modest success, including the minor hit "Wack-Wack", which charted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 44 in Canada. In 1968, the group renamed itself Young-Holt Unlimited, and replaced Walker with Ken Chaney. Under their new name, the group scored a number three Hot 100 hit with "Soulful Strut," the backing instrumental track from Barbara Acklin's "Am I the Same Girl." "Soulful Strut" sold a million copies with the gold record awarded by the RIAA in January 1969, less than three months after the track's release. Follow-up releases failed to match the commercial success of "Soulful Strut", and the group disbanded by 1974, with Young and Holt continuing to play in Chicago small bands. "Who's Making Love" reached number 47 in Canada in March 1969. The band has been sampled over 200 times, most often in the hip hop genre. Young died of a heart attack on February 12, 2007, in Bangkok, Thailand, at the age of 71. Holt died May 23, 2023, a week after his 91st birthday. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1968, Died Ceased 1974
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1967 - 1969
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 65 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 118513 | 1/6/1967 | Dig her walk | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118514 | 1/6/1967 | Good vibrations | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118515 | 1/6/1967 | Listen here | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118516 | 1/6/1967 | Baby your light is out | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118550 | 1/20/1967 | Medley: The In Crowd (Mellow yellow Br. 78026) | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118551 | 1/20/1967 | Wade in the water | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118554 | 1/20/1967 | Ain't there something money can't buy | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118555 | 1/20/1967 | Lady Godiva | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118556 | 1/20/1967 | You gimme thum | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118557 | 1/20/1967 | Be my love | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118558 | 1/20/1967 | Secret love | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118559 | 1/20/1967 | Over the mountain | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118560 | 1/20/1967 | Winchester Cathedral | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118561 | 1/20/1967 | That's life | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118562 | 1/20/1967 | You know that I love you | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118563 | 1/20/1967 | Girl talk | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118564 | 1/20/1967 | I wish I knew | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118565 | 1/20/1967 | What now my love | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118566 | 1/20/1967 | El toro rojo | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118567 | 1/20/1967 | Far away places | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118568 | 1/20/1967 | Sunny | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118569 | 1/20/1967 | The shadow of your smile | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 118570 | 1/20/1967 | Baby your light is out | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 119164 | 6/20/1967 | Doin' the thing | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group | |||
Decca | 119165 | 6/20/1967 | The beat goes on | Young-Holt Unlimited | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Young-Holt Unlimited," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/351787.
Young-Holt Unlimited. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/351787.
"Young-Holt Unlimited." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Young-Holt Unlimited - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98048320
Wikidata: Young–Holt Unlimited - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1357523
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/121141292
MusicBrainz: Young–Holt Unlimited - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/20da153b-cb7c-487d-a4fe-0bd5c9b4b003
ISNI: 0000 0000 8416 4440 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000084164440
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